Somerton Road from Somerton is a climb in the region Oxfordshire. It is 1.2 mi long and bridges 213 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 3.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 30. The top of the ascent is located at 466 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.
Road name: Somerton Road
2.0 by YetiJThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: English.Barely worth being called a climb, on a long ride you wouldn't notice this among the other bumps and lumps in the area. That said there are some interesting features. Notably the old WW2 bunkers by the bridge over the Cherwell, the old North Aston Mill (C17 or early C18) at the bottom of the climb, and the cottages and Manors of the Village of North Aston at the top. A water tap at the top of the climb (LHS as you climb in a stone arch) offers a place to top up your bottles. The road... read more
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Barely worth being called a climb, on a long ride you wouldn't notice this among the other bumps and lumps in the area. That said there are some interesting features. Notably the old WW2 bunkers by the bridge over the Cherwell, the old North Aston Mill (C17 or early C18) at the bottom of the climb, and the cottages and Manors of the Village of North Aston at the top.
A water tap at the top of the climb (LHS as you climb in a stone arch) offers a place to top up your bottles.
The road at the bottom of the climb is sometimes flooded after heavy rain, especially in winter.
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